Sensie Raises $545K for Real-Time Plant Sensors

Jan de Vries · 2026-06-05

A Ghent-based AgTech startup called Sensie has just closed a pre-Seed round of $545,000 to bring real-time plant intelligence to professional greenhouse growers. The funding was led by Division Q, with help from NewSchool.vc and Percival Participations. This news comes right on the heels of their first greenhouse deployments, a public launch, and a nomination as a Top 3 finalist for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026. The winner gets announced next week at GreenTech Amsterdam. ### What Makes Sensie Different? Most greenhouse growers already track climate data, irrigation schedules, and soil conditions. But here's the thing: they're missing the most important voice in the room—the plant itself. Sensie changes that. The company makes a wireless plant health wearable that captures direct physiological signals. Think growth rates, water status, stress levels, and recovery patterns. It then translates all that into clear, actionable insights for better decision-making. Their first product, Sensie Omni, is a single wireless device that measures three critical interactions: - **Supply** (what's happening in the root zone) - **Demand** (the micro-climate around the plant) - **Response** (how the plant is actually reacting) This gives growers a complete picture of what their crops are experiencing in real time.  ### The Team Behind the Tech Sensie was founded in 2025 by Olivier Begerem (CEO) and Christophe Sysmans (CTO). Begerem shared on LinkedIn that the past six weeks have been intense in the best way possible. "Starting our first greenhouse deployments, introducing Sensie to the world, joining the HortiHeroes ecosystem, and being selected as a Top 3 nominee for the GreenTech Innovation Awards 2026," he wrote. He also emphasized that this funding is about more than just money. "It's about bringing the right people around the table as we move from our first installations toward a system growers can rely on every single day." ### Why This Matters for Growers Modern greenhouse horticulture is already highly data-driven. But according to NewSchool.vc, one critical voice has been missing: the plant itself. Sensie fills that gap with affordable, wireless sensors that combine climate, irrigation, and substrate data with direct physiological feedback. The result? A powerful step toward truly plant-driven cultivation. Growers can make better decisions based on what their plants are actually experiencing, not just what the environment looks like. ### What's Next for Sensie With this fresh capital, Sensie plans to: - Optimize their hardware and software - Accelerate commercial rollout - Scale up real greenhouse deployments - Further develop their platform The startup is also actively looking for certified distributors, technology partners, and research collaborators to join them on this journey. If you're a greenhouse grower tired of guessing what your plants need, Sensie might be worth watching. They're bringing the plant's own voice into the conversation—and that could change everything.